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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 15 November 2011
Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles
Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles
Chronology
- 1815 raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young
- 1823 became 8th (Sirmoor) Local Battalion
- 1826 became 6th (Sirmoor) Battalion
- 1850 became Sirmoor Battalion
- 1858 became Sirmoor Rifle Regiment
- 1861 became 17th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 2nd Gurkha (Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment
- 1876 became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
- 1901 became 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)
- 1936 became King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 1947 on Partition allocated to India
External Links
2nd Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
Sirmoor Rifles Wikipedia
